With coconut & coke, American tried to befriend Sentinelese in Andaman and Nicobar islands

The man, identified as Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday, March 31, and had allegedly entered the North Sentinel Island without any authorisation, news agency PTI quoted police as saying on Wednesday.

According to the police, Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov is a 24-year-old US national who arrived in Port Blair on March 26 and ventured to North Sentinel Island from the Khurmadera beach of the archipelago, police said.

Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov's father is of Ukrainian origin, police said, adding that he visited Port Blair in October last year as well and attempted reconnaissance for North Sentinel Island using an inflatable kayak, but was stopped by hotel staff.